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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript The JavaScript Console

Posted by S.M.Mohieminul Hossain
S.M.Mohieminul Hossain
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Difference between Printing functions

What is the difference between console.log and document.write functions

3 Answers

Ben Singer
Ben Singer
8,621 Points

console.log only prints to the javascript console in the browser's developer tools.

document.write will print the contents of a function's output to the body of the webpage, itself.

S.M.Mohieminul Hossain
S.M.Mohieminul Hossain
3,329 Points

Thank you Ben

Ben Singer
Ben Singer
8,621 Points
Ben Singer
Ben Singer
8,621 Points

No problem!

byteknacker
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byteknacker
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byteknacker
byteknacker
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How can you direct the printing of document.write function to the specific location within a website?

Juliana Demarque
Juliana Demarque
14,502 Points
Juliana Demarque
Juliana Demarque
14,502 Points

I believe it would be best to query the DOM element you want and use the innerHTML property to write the content you want inside of it. Like so, for example:

document.getElementById("my-element").innerHTML = "My content";

Note that in the example above, you should have created that element already, with or without JavaScript.